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Headed by Minister of Sport of Russia Oleg Matytsin, the Russian delegation took part in the 7th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS) in Baku.

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On June 14, the Russian Committee of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) held an extraordinary meeting chaired by Tatiana Dovgalenko, Secretary General of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. Representatives of relevant institutions, regional authorities, leading Russian universities, non-governmental organizations, and the media became its new members.

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The 27th session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s (IOC) Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) took place at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.

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On April 5, the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics hosted a meeting of the Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs of the Russian Federation chaired by Vladimir Egorov, Head of the UNESCO Chair at the Presidential Academy. Committee members from Astrakhan, Kazan, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Khanty-Mansiysk attended the meeting.

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Gobustan is a unique place on the territory of Azerbaijan. So many rock carvings are concentrated here that the rocks of Gobustan can be considered a stone book, the pages of which are not always clear to the modern reader. Since 2007, the Gobustan rock art cultural landscape has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

View More A book of stone. Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has approved the designation of 10 new biospheres reserves in 9 countries, and 1 transboundary biosphere reserve across 2 countries. These additions were decided by the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme, the Programme’s governing body composed of 34 UNESCO Member States. It met from June 12 to 15 at UNESCO’s Headquarters.

View More Voronezh State Nature Biosphere Reserve named after Vasily Peskov

Throughout his career in music, Sergei Rachmaninoff established himself as a pianist, composer, and conductor, being extremely successful in all these roles. This fact alone would be enough to go down in the history of music. However, Rachmaninoff was not only a genius but also the genuine voice of Russia.

View More Gold and steel. On the 150th birth anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff

On April 6 and 7, the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Paris held a series of events dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of outstanding composer, brilliant pianist, and talented conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff.

View More The Name of Music. The 150th birth anniversary of composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was celebrated in Paris

Sergei Rachmaninoff was not only an outstanding composer, pianist, and conductor but also a collector. He collected technical novelties that he himself enjoyed using: he warmed up his hands with an electric hand warmer before performances and drank tea from an electric kettle at home. In his estate in Ivanovka, Tambov, Rachmaninoff drove a luxurious sports phaeton called Lorelei. The composer drove not only his relatives and friends in it but also local peasants and boys.

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For a long time, an expensive and beautiful kokoshnik has been the most important part of the Russian women’s costume. And today, this headdress is gaining more popularity: it appears in the collections of the best fashion houses, it is worn for different shootings and at social events.

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